The Artists

Elizabeth Parsons

ELIZABETH PARSONS
THE COUNTRY CHURCH, 1888

ELIZABETH PARSONS
Born England 1831, arrived Australia 1870, died 1897

THE COUNTRY CHURCH, 1888
watercolour on paper, 23 x 32 cm
Private Collection

This watercolour was painted around the same time as her work 'Hop-picking at Myrtleford'. It is delicately handled, with the church and its well-kept gardens in the centre of the work, and behind the towering mountain ranges.

Elizabeth Parsons left us no clues to the whereabouts of this church, although some historians believe it may be Kilmore while others have suggested Woodend.

Further information:
Elizabeth Parsons - Hop-picking at Myrtleford, c.1888

Left: Arthur Streeton - Above Us The Great Grave Sky, 1890
Collection: National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.